Here are Greek words for colors & shapes to start with: μαύρο (mavro, black), μπλε (mple, blue), πράσινο (prasino, green), πορτοκαλί (portokali, orange). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| black | μαύροmavro | adj | A1 |
| blue | μπλεmple | adj | A1 |
| green | πράσινοprasino | adj | A1 |
| orange | πορτοκαλίportokali | adj | A1 |
| purple | μωβmov | adj | A1 |
| red | κόκκινοkokkino | adj | A1 |
| white | άσπροaspro | adj | A1 |
| yellow | κίτρινοkitrino | adj | A1 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bright | έντονοςentonos | adj | A1 |
| brown | καφέkafe | adj | A1 |
| pink | ροζroz | adj | A1 |
| colorful | πολύχρωμοςpolychromos | adj | A2 |
| amber | κεχριμπαρίkechrimpari | adj | B1 |
| crimson | βαθυκόκκινοvathykokkino | adj | B1 |
| emerald | σμαραγδίsmaragdi | adj | B1 |
| ivory | ιβουάρivouar | adj | B1 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| shade | απόχρωσηapochrosi | noun | A2 |
| tone | τόνοςtonos | noun | A2 |
| pastel | παστέλpastel | adj | B2 |
| opaque | αδιαφανήςadiafanis | adj | C1 |
| pigment | χρωστικήchrostiki | noun | C1 |
| vibrant | ζωηρόςzoiros | adj | C1 |
| chromatic | χρωματικόςchromatikos | adj | C2 |
| spectrum | φάσμαfasma | noun | C2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cool color | ψυχρό χρώμαpsychro chroma | noun | B1 |
| primary color | πρωτεύον χρώμαprotevon chroma | noun | B1 |
| secondary color | δευτερεύον χρώμαdefterevon chroma | noun | B1 |
| warm color | ζεστό χρώμαzesto chroma | noun | B1 |
| complementary | συμπληρωματικόςsympliromatikos | adj | B2 |
| dye | βαφήvafi | noun | B2 |
| hue | χρωματικός τόνοςchromatikos tonos | noun | B2 |
| tint | ανοιχτός τόνοςanoichtos tonos | noun | B2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bronze | μπρούντζινοmprountzino | adj | B1 |
| indigo | λουλακίloulaki | adj | B1 |
| lavender | λεβάνταlevanta | adj | B1 |
| teal | γαλαζοπράσινοgalazoprasino | adj | B1 |
| khaki | χακίchaki | adj | B2 |
| olive | λαδίladi | adj | B2 |
| scarlet | άλικοςalikos | adj | B2 |
| tan | ταμπάtampa | adj | B2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diagonal | διαγώνιοςdiagonios | noun | B1 |
| ellipse | έλλειψηelleipsi | noun | B1 |
| hexagon | εξάγωνοexagono | noun | B1 |
| octagon | οκτάγωνοoktagono | noun | B1 |
| perpendicular | κάθετοςkathetos | adj | B1 |
| polygon | πολύγωνοpolygono | noun | B1 |
| prism | πρίσμαprisma | noun | B1 |
| sphere | σφαίραsfaira | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like μαύρο (mavro, black), μπλε (mple, blue), πράσινο (prasino, green), πορτοκαλί (portokali, orange). This page lists 48 Greek words for colors & shapes (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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